Hyde Park Jazz Fest 2013

The Hyde Park Jazz Festival 2013 is coming up this weekend on Saturday, September 28 from 1pm-Midnight and Sunday, September 29 from 1pm-8pm. Featuring some of the top Jazz artists in the country performing at some of Chi-town’s most iconic locations – including the Smart Museum, International House, Oriental Institute, Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House and Rockefeller Chapel – the Hyde Park Jazz Fest is a celebration of an art form that blends musical traditions from all over the world into a sound that is distinctly American. This is the seventh year that the festival is being held and it promises to be the best one yet. If you plan on attending, take a glance at other Chicago Attractions to see what other places you might want to visit while you are in the Windy City.

Named “Best Neighborhood Music Festival” by Chicago Magazine, the Hyde Park Jazz Fest is completely free (but is made possible with the help of generous individual donors, foundations and sponsors). With 18 hours of music presented over the course of two days, this year’s event is expected to draw more than 20,000 Jazz lovers.

The majority of the Jazz festival venues are located in close proximity to each other so attendees are encouraged to park in the Ellis Avenue Parking Garage at the south-east corner of 55th Street and Ellis Avenue and then walk. There are also available festival shuttles which will transport attendees to all venues free of charge before, during and after all performances. The use of bicycles or public transportation to go to and from festival venues is also strongly encouraged. The Hyde Park Jazz Fest will take place rain or shine.

The complete schedule for the event is below (Note- Some venues have limited seating capacity. Seating will be available on a first come first served basis):